How can I stop people making copies of my Powerpoint files?

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cheekystu - 01 Sep 2006 21:33 GMT

Hi. I need to make a limited number of CD copies of my powerpoint files... I
want to make sure that the people who have these CDs cannot just make copies
of the powerpoint files.

Is there any way to do this? I guess not, but I'm asking. This is really
important!

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Austin Myers - 01 Sep 2006 21:43 GMT

Not really. If I have the CD in my hand there are all sorts of tools to
copy it. There are copy protection schemes but they are very pricey and as
I said, there are lots of tools to hack it.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

> Hi. I need to make a limited number of CD copies of my powerpoint
> files... I
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> Is there any way to do this? I guess not, but I'm asking. This is really
> important!

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Steve Rindsberg - 01 Sep 2006 22:37 GMT

> Hi. I need to make a limited number of CD copies of my powerpoint files... I
> want to make sure that the people who have these CDs cannot just make copies
> of the powerpoint files.
>
> Is there any way to do this? I guess not, but I'm asking. This is really
> important!

No, if you give them your files on CD, they can copy the files anywhere they
like. But have a look here:

Password protect a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00038.htm

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Ron - 02 Sep 2006 03:46 GMT

Check out this packaging software called SecurePack:

http://skp.mvps.org/securepack/

Ron

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